The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11
HORSE NOTES.

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this year and sent to lower his record.
1t is said that Bob Miles is likely
to he as good this season as he ever
was.
%. Bradenburgh's pacing mare
Bessie M. has rounded to and can go a
lively clip.
Won Arnim, 2.10R. Commodore
Kittson's trottlng stallion, will be sold
at auction.
-Barnum. the veteran Bonnie Scot
land gelding, is looking remark ably
we'll this spring,
james Green. at the Gentlemen's
Driving Track has refused $4,000 for
his 2-year-old colt.
The $50 pacing class ut Island
Park did not fill, but there were 1877
entries to the other classes.
The thoroughbred stallion Prince.
ton, foaled 1874, by Oakland, died at
the City Of Mexico, March IL.
Harry Wilkes is the first horse to
trot Q mile in 2.13a in April. The last
quarter OF the mile was trotted In
1854 2.07 gait.
James Dustin has gone to Califor-
ma, having made all engagement with
Monroe Salisbury, of Oakland, who.
owns Director and Monroe Chief.
john Conrad, OF Whitpaln town.
SNIP, Montgomery county, Pa. has
sold a pair Of Mambrino Pilot mares to
Hon. George Brintnell. Of this city,
for $1100.
George Nachtrieb, contractor Of
buffalo, N. Y, has sold to a.. G.
Nivens, Of East Hampton, Mass, Il
pay. colt, 8 months old, 10y Jerome
Eddy, for $3.50.
j. *. Newton, OF California, las
imported from Australia the colt True
l3riton, foaled 1884, by John Bull, and
Goldsborongh, Jr., b. c., foaled 1885
by Goldsborough.
AT Macy l,rothera' Versailles,
Ky, u sorrel trotting mare, ~ Van
dcrbllt, dropped q foal by Messenger
Chief on April 1.-The property Of
William NJ. Singerly.
Smith Burr. father OF CARL S.
Burr, died at Comac, Long Island,
April g., aged IS years. Mr.. Burr, was
ono Of the pioneer trOtting. horse bree-
ders Of Long Island.
oliver X. is being logged again.
lie has shown no lamenoss, and the
enlargement Of lis leg, which was
caused by the sprain Of a ligamont, has
nearly all disappeared.
David Bonner says: 1.-THE track Of
the New York Driving Club ID now in
condition tn give horses their prepa-
tory work, and the club expects to
have the opening day at an early
date"
w. II. Crawford sold ryoblem ana
Alert at auction at the Bay District
track, San Francisco, Oh April ?, the
iorrnor Tor S34Op, to Nj. Dennett, Of
chicago, and The latter Tor $500, to
John Armstrong, Of Detroit.
,-.Nersey Bale. q theroughsgSsbs-
broodnare foalcl 1865 BY imp. Austria
liam, died at the Woodbury. stud. KY,
recently. 3he waa tho dam OF Jersey
Lass (dam Of Macduf and Sapphire),
Favorite dam Of favor, Kingcrart and
Macbeth.
Nathan Strauss challenge on be,
half Of Majolica for IL race with any
trotter in the country, barring Harry
Wilkes, for $1,000 q side, Is likely to
lead to u match between Majolica and
w. j. Gordon's mare Mambrino Spar.
kle. Splan thinks the marc would
win.
u. l. Case has invested $50 900 III
California real estate. a, twenty-acre
patch in the foot hills OF PASADENA Will
serve as g winter residence. Then lie
has q fow acres more i'll tho growing
town Of Monroyia and thirty. five acres
in the Duarte district, all set ont with
orange trees.
The Cleveland Driving Park
Company will open a $4,000 stake for
2.2I or 2.25 class, on the plan similar
to last year. Payments OF 81 per cent.
on May l, q per cent. on June /, q
per cent. on July !, and last payment
Oh July ~. Horses held for amount
paid only, and must be named and
eligible at the time OF fourth payment.
The uncertainty as 20 whether
fremont will start for the Withers or
be reserved for the Suburban forms one
Of the hardest conundrumH hackers
have ever had presented them, and the
betting books show layers In the same
state OF mind. 1t will be noticed that
he IS as good as 8 to / for the Withers,.
which, taking all things into consider
alton, IS good odds. while he has re.
coded to 25 toll for tho Suburban.
Henry Sire says: II will match
Harry Wilkes againot any trottinlg
horse. marc or gelding, mile heats, best
three IN five, IN harness, for from $1,000,
to $4,000 a side; or, 40 l know Robert
Bonner will not trOt his horses for a
stake, or for money, we will tr0t the
little horse against Maud s., for FIN or
for ~ trophy. wheh he shall got here,
Harry Wilkes sh0 wed my brother q
pOO1 fast milo. how nnick nnnnnt toli